Telegram-herald., 1887-08-24

and nearer grew the blue hills; now we were
travelling up their sleeps, and now we were
over and passing toward others that sprang
up like visions in the far, faint distance be-
yond.
We spake not, but bent us forward on the
necks Of those two glorious horses, and
listened to their deep, long drawn breaths as
they filed their great lungs, and to the
regular, unfaltering ring Of their round
Loofs. Grim and black, indeed, did old
Umslopogass look beside me, mounted upon
the great white horse, like death in the reye-
lation of St John, as now and again lifting
his fierce set face he gazed out along the road,
and pointed with bis ak toward some distant
rise or house.
And so on, still on, without break or pause.
for hour after hour.
At last began to feel that even the splen-
did animal that rode was beginning to give
out l looked at my watch; il was nearly
midnight, and we were considerably more
than half way. On the top of rise was
little spring, which l remembered because
had slept by it a few nights before, and here
I motioned to UmslopoCaaS to pull up. having
determined to give the horses and ourselves
ten minutes to breathe in. lie did SO, and we
dismouuted-that is to say, Umslopogaas did.
and then helped me off, for what with fatigue,
stiffness, and the pain Of my wound, could
not do SO for myself; and the gallant horses
stood painting there, resting first one leg and
then another, while the sweat fell drip, drip.
from them, and the steam rose and hung in
pale clouds in the still night air.
Leaving Umslopogsas 10 hold the horses.
ho0bled 70 the spring and drank deep Of its
sweet waters had bad nothing but single
mouthful Of wine since midday, when tho
battle began, and was parched up. thouxh
ny fatigue was too great to allow me TO feel
hungry. Then, having laved my fevered
head and hands. I returned. and the Zulu
went and drank. Next We allowed the horses
to take a couple Of mouthfuls eacb-no more:
and oh, what a struggle we had to get the
poor beasts away from the waterl Yhere
were yet two minutes, and | employed it in
hoboiing up and down TO Try and relieve my
stiffness. and in inspecting the condition Of
the horses. Ny mare. gallant animal though
sAe was, was evidently much distressed; she
hung her head and her eye looked sick and
dab: but Daylight, Nyleptha's glorious horse
who. If be j. served ariEat. should. Ike the
stseds " ho saved the great Rsmeses IN his
need, feed s5r tie rest q his days out Of a
golden msnrer-was stilI, comparatively
speaking, perfectly fresh, notwithstanding
tast he bsd bad By far the heavier weight to
carry. Hs was tucked Bp. indeed, and his
legs we're ssry, but his eye vas bright and
clear. snd he keid bis shapely bead up and
gazea cut into tie darkness round hin in
way tast seemed 10 say that. whoever failed.
he vas good fer those five and forty niles
tsat yet Jay between rs and Ailosis. Then
[ ms oVo1aas helped me into the saddle and
vigorous old savage that hs was si-vauI.Ad
into hls ovn without touching a sfirrup. and
Va Vsrs 81 once more. slowly AZ first. tsll tbe
horses got into their strlde. and tlsen more
swiftly So We passed over smother ten
nalies. and then came . long. weary rise of
sonss six O. seven niles srd three times did
ny poo- back mare nearly cozae u TIE
ground with NJ But on ths top sbs seern.d
- sstheT herself together. and rattled down
tae sicpe wits iong- oo8vnlxiv. strides.
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I stEugzled on 70 III feet tbe brave b~ast
rsfsea ser bad sgsd looked - ne va rsteoas
bleedsscs sy-S. as tben her hess 1roryea